Munster Women’s Coaching Ticket Announced For 2026 Interpros

12th June 2026 By The Editor

Munster Head Coach Matt Brown ©INPHO

The Munster Women’s squad have started their preparations ahead of the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship which takes place in August.

An extended squad have begun training at Munster Rugby’s High Performance Centre with Matt Brown taking on the role of Head Coach once again after last season’s championship win.

Brown began his coaching career in Munster as a CCRO and is now a Pathway Development Coach for the province.

Outside of Munster he has previously coached at Galwegians, Clanwilliam, Railway Union, Old Wesley, Old Crescent and Shannon along with a number of age-grade Munster sides.

Speaking about his appointment Brown said:

“I am really looking forward to stepping back into the Head Coach role once again this season. We had great success last season and hope to emulate that once again going into this year’s championship.

“Our coaching team is strong this year, especially with the additions of Chloe Pearse and Nicole Cronin. They will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the group, and we are so happy to have them on board with us.

“We are in a really exciting time for women’s rugby in Ireland, especially after a fantastic Six Nations, so we really hope to see the crowds come and support the girls throughout August.”

Joining Brown will be Niamh Briggs who resumes her role as Assistant Coach.

Briggs has plenty of coaching knowledge from her years involved in Munster and is the current Women’s Provincial Talent Coach. Most recently she was also named as Head Coach of the Irish Women’s U21s squad for their inaugural Six Nations test series.

Eddie Fraher will also continue as Forwards Coach.

Fraher is the current Director of Rugby in Thomond RFC and played a role in leading the men’s team back to the All Ireland League.

He has also spent time as Director of Women’s Rugby in Shannon RFC.

Chloe Pearse and Nicole Cronin will be joining the coaching set up for this season as Skills coaches. The duo will bring a wealth of experience from their time in the Munster and Ireland ranks.

Maeve Keogh and Robert Sheehan make up the Physio team for the summer while Kenneth Mills will be on hand as Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Carol O’Sullivan has been named Team Manager for the year.

This year’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship gets underway on the August 8th as we take on Leinster in Virgin Media Park.
Ticketing information will be released in due course.